JAKARTA – The unexpected end of the Serie A season occurred on Monday, May 25, 2026, early morning WIB. Cesc Fabregas led Como to victory to secure a place in next season’s Champions League, knocking out AC Milan and Juventus.
AC Milan were defeated by Cagliari 1-2 at home, while Juventus drew 2-2 against Torino. Both failed to compete for the top four and were only able to finish in the Europa League zone for next season.
Como’s 4-1 win at home to Cremonese saw three players – two from the bench – sent off in the 72nd minute for the hosts, who were relegated on the final day of the season.
In another game, which also determined whether to stay in Serie A or relegation, Lecce beat Genoa 1-0 to stay above the relegation zone above Cremonese.
Lecce, who have former Leicester star Jamie Vardy as one of their key players, secured a place in Serie A for next season.
Back to the fight for the Champions League berth, in Milan, Massimiliano Allegri’s team only needs to win over Cagliari who are in the lower half of the standings to secure a place in next season’s European top tournament.
However, the 1-2 defeat saw AC Milan relegated to Europe’s second-tier tournament after finishing fifth in the standings.
The Rossoneri, who received loud boos at the end of the match, ended the season one point below Como. In fact, at the start of the season they had ambitions to win the title and seemed confident of being in the top four.
The result was largely thanks to Roma’s 2-0 win over Hellas Verona which also overtook AC Milan and finished third in the Serie A standings to return to the Champions League.
Another big team that was eliminated from the Champions League zone was Juventus. The Turin derby between the Old Lady vs Torino was the determinant.
The party started about an hour later after a supporter suffered serious injuries in clashes between supporters outside the stadium.
The Juventus supporter was reported to be in serious condition in hospital, but fortunately was not life-threatening.
Ultras Juventus caused a delay in the start of the match because they wanted the match to be postponed as a sign of support for injured supporters.
They threatened to storm the pitch if the match went ahead, but instead left the stadium before kick-off.
Juventus also had to settle for playing in the Europa League next season after a 2-2 draw against Torino plus wins over Como and Roma, leaving Luciano Spalletti’s side in sixth place.
Meanwhile, Como – which is based on the lake of the same name in northern Italy – has made rapid progress since Indonesian tobacco billionaires, Robert Budi Hartono and Michael Bambang Hartono, bought the club in 2019, when they were still in Serie D.
The Champions League could be enough to keep Fabregas at the club, with big-name European sides reportedly interested in the 39-year-old coach, who has made a positive impression in his first senior managerial position.
Como have never been part of Europe’s biggest tournament in the club’s 119-year history.
Previously on Sunday, May 24, 2026, Napoli secured second place thanks to a 1-0 victory over Udinese playing with 10 players at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona.
Rasmus Hojlund’s 12th goal of the season, a slick finish from Kevin de Bruyne’s brilliant break on 24 minutes, broke the deadlock.
Udinese lost Christian Kabasele who was sent off in the 64th minute after a VAR review after kicking Hojlund.
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